I'm not writing off Fed at all but I do question his current form. The way I see it1. Murray/Nadal (can't decide but I think they are major favorites)2. Fed3. Nole (I doubt his hunger and his form, too inconsistent lately)4. Berdych, Tsonga/DPIf Murray and Nadal meet I give the edge to NadalIf Murray meets Nole or Fed I give a slight edge to MurrayIf Fed meets Nole, slight edge goes to Fed, but I think it'll be very close this yearIf Nole and Rafa meet, it's 50/50Berdych is able to upset any of the big 4 on a good day. However, I think he might take one of them out and lose to the next one. Same with Tsonga and DP. I just can't see them winning the title.

I'm not writing off Fed at all but I do question his current form. The way I see it1. Murray/Nadal (can't decide but I think they are major favorites)2. Fed3. Nole (I doubt his hunger and his form, too inconsistent lately)4. Berdych, Tsonga/DPIf Murray and Nadal meet I give the edge to NadalIf Murray meets Nole or Fed I give a slight edge to MurrayIf Fed meets Nole, slight edge goes to Fed, but I think it'll be very close this yearIf Nole and Rafa meet, it's 50/50Berdych is able to upset any of the big 4 on a good day. However, I think he might take one of them out and lose to the next one. Same with Tsonga and DP. I just can't see them winning the title.

Haas is better than all of them on grass even some results show it No kidding.

Both guys have an offensive game well suitable to grass. And I'd love both guys to win a slam, they've been just behind the Big Four for years. And boths have showed improved consistency this year. If Tsonga can keep his recent form and avoid matches like RG SF, he can beat anybody on grass, except for maybe JesusFed. And we haven't seen JesusFed recently.

I'm not writing off Fed at all but I do question his current form. The way I see it1. Murray/Nadal (can't decide but I think they are major favorites)2. Fed3. Nole (I doubt his hunger and his form, too inconsistent lately)4. Berdych, Tsonga/DPIf Murray and Nadal meet I give the edge to NadalIf Murray meets Nole or Fed I give a slight edge to MurrayIf Fed meets Nole, slight edge goes to Fed, but I think it'll be very close this yearIf Nole and Rafa meet, it's 50/50Berdych is able to upset any of the big 4 on a good day. However, I think he might take one of them out and lose to the next one. Same with Tsonga and DP. I just can't see them winning the title.

Alex the above sounds about right to me,only one other thing here is,if the roof is closed or open that could favor some players.Murray plays with a closed roof then his chances go down on winning.

Please note that I highlighted in red significant poor deviations. In some cases those deviations did not cost him the match but in a few they did, usually when there was more than one poor deviation.

Notably, the Tsonga QF match loss, only had 1 problem stat for Federer - the 20% Return Percentage Won stat, which is reflective of how well Tsonga served, especially in the last 3 sets. The 100% Break Points Converted stat is a bit misleading as Federer had only had 1 break point, which he converted, while Tsonga converted 3. Otherwise, Federer outperformed Tsonga in almost every stat including total service points won and return points won. It was a very high quality match. Tsonga just played better on a couple of key points in the last 3 sets to break Federer.

In the Berdych QF loss, Federer had both a relatively poor Break Points Converted stat and Break Points Saved stat which reflects Berdych's outstanding percentage of 1st serves won - 81%, which put more pressure on Federer's service.

In the 2008 final 5 set cliffhanger loss to Nadal, Federer had a relatively high amount of errors along with a high winner count, but the Break Points Converted stat really did him in, converting only 1 of 13 break points. One has to give credit Nadal for his mental strength in saving a majority of those. By my count, Federer lost only 3 of those break points in the sets he did not win due to unforced errors - 1 in the first set, 2 in the second.

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How will he play in this year's Wimbledon? Who knows for sure? So far this year, he has no titles. Maybe he lacks a bit of confidence that comes with winning, as compared to last year for example. This year, his service games won percentage is a little lower than normal - 87%, as well as his break points saved. His return stats are normal. Perhaps his service stats suffered due to his back issues earlier. His winners/unforced ratio has been suspect at times, I believe in an attempt to play more aggressively, especially on the slower courts.

To do well at Wimbledon, he must protect his serve better than he has this season. His return has been par this year relative to his career stats.His aggression normally pays off better at Wimbledon than anywhere else, except for a faster court like Cincinnati, so I expect to see his winner/unforced error ratio to be decent. He also must be able to fence in his lulls or loss of focus in play during a match, as he was able to do for much of the time between Oct 2011 - August 2012.

Given his schedule, and the time off he took, he seems to be trying to peak for Wimbledon. He was mostly out of form in Madrid, he was in better form in Rome, and was in good form at Roland Garros until he met Tsonga. One must put things in perspective. In my opinion, his overall form this year at Roland Garros looked much better than last year, though he lost a round earlier. With last year's very suspect form at Roland Garros, most people were counting him out at Wimbledon and predicting Nadal, Djokovic, or Murray to win Wimbledon. And yet, Federer made the final in Halle, won Wimbledon and got back to #1 to the astonishment of many who continued to count him out and predict his demise.

So he hasn't overplayed this year. He is in the doubles draw in Halle with Haas, and it appears he is trying to get as much grass play in as he can prior to Wimbledon.

Can Roger Federer defend his 2012 title and win an all time record 8th Wimbledon title this year?

The Draw @ Wimby will be a massive thing this year with Nadal floating @ no5.Roger & Nadal could meet @ the QF stage,fingers crossed this happens.I know Alex will hope for this as i will,that would bring down both players chances if Nole & Murray are waiting in the SF's.Folks whats your views on this.